tabla
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tabla
1860–65; earlier tubla < Hindi tablā < Arabic ṭabla, derivative of ṭabl drum
Example Sentences
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The saxophonist highlights previously unreleased recordings of his trio with tabla master Zakir Hussain, who died in 2024, and drummer Eric Harland on an album of marvelous musical interplay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet Mr. Lloyd’s fascination has been particularly focused and personal, beginning in Los Angeles in 1957, when he first heard two legendary musicians, sitarist Ravi Shankar and tabla player Alla Rakha, in concert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Classical training came early - he learnt tabla alongside vocal training - but so did exposure to popular music.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
The opening is an awakening, with group vocalized rhythms, but that is something only a tabla player can really pull off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
She was playing ragas now, haunting things full of sitar and tabla and sarod.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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